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(No Model.)

A o. E. Hmss.

REEL POR GOILING LEAD PIPE.

No. 334,585. Patented Jan. 19, 1886.

@y AMM NiTED STATES PATENT EErcE.

CHARLEs EJHEISS, CE CHICAGO, iLLiNois, A ssIeNoR CE CNE-HALE To JAMEs N. RAYMOND, 0E sAME PLACE.

REEL FOR COILING LEAD PIPE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 334,585, dated January 19, 1886,

Application filed November 11, 1885. Serial No. 182,496. E(No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES E. HEvrss, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Reels for Coiling Lead Pipe, tc., which is fully set forth in the following specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in Which- Figure l represents a plan view of an apparatus embodying my invention; Fig. 2, a sectional View of the same, taken on the line w x of Fig. l; Fig. 3, a sectional View taken on the line y y of Fig. l; and Fig. 4, a sectional View taken on the line c z of Fig. I.

Like letters refer to like parts in all the gures of the drawings.

lVIy invention relates to reels for coiling lead pipe and other like articles, its`obj ect being to produce a reel upon which the pipe can be formed into a coil cylindrical on its outer surface, and from which the completed coil may be readily removed.

I will now proceed to describe a construction in which I have practically carried out my invention in one form, and will then particularly 'point out in the claims those features which I deem to be new and desire to protect by Letters Patent.

In the drawings, A represents a standard, upon which the reels are mounted. In the present instance the reels are shown as mounted in duplicate upon this standard, for the purposes hereinafter stated, being supported upon axles b, projecting from a table, B, mounted upon a pivot, a, on the standard-head. This table is shown, in the present instance, as being circular in form and resting upon the standard-head, with the dimensions of which it corresponds, the axles b projecting therefrom on opposite sides.

B representsra lockingpin, which passes through the table B and engages with either one of a pair of recesses, b', arranged at opposite sides of the standard head, for the purposes hereinafter stated.

The construction of the two reels being identical, although the arrangement is reversed, I will limit myself to the description of one reel, it being understood, of course, that the same description is equally applicable to the other.

C represents a wheel mounted on the axle b, so as to revolve freely thereon, and consisting, in the present instance, of a central hub provided with a series of radial arms, c. These arms are shown, in the present instance, as five in number; but it is obvious, of course, that a greater or less number may be employed, or that a solid disk may be substituted therefor.

To the arms c are attached suitable handles or levers, D, by means of which the wheel C and the reel which is mounted thereon may be rotated. p

E represents the drum or reel proper,which consists of a cylinder of sheet metal or other flexible material. This reel is supported on the Wheel C by means of two ixed supports, F, attached to the wheel C and operating in conjunction with a movable support, G. This f latter support is mounted so as to be adj ustable toward and from the center of the Wheel C, for the purpose of expanding or contracting the drum E. The ends of the sheet of metal composing the said drum are in no way connected to each other, so that the elasticity of the material Will permit the drum to expand or contract, according as it is forced outward or allowed to contract inward as the adjustable support G is moved outward or inward.

The support G consists of a segmental plate provided with a yoke, g, fitting in a grooveJL, in a cylindrical cam, H, which is mounted eccentrically upon a shaft, I, itself mounted in suitable bearings in the wheel C. The shaft I is provided with a crank or handle, I', by means of which it may be rotated to cause the cam H to move the adjustable support G towardor from the center of the reel in an obvious manner. The crank I is elastic at its outer extremity, having sufficient spring to bear against one of the handles D, and by its friction hold the several parts in the position shown in the drawings, the cam being upon a center or dead point, so as to prevent the co1- lapse of the drum. A stop, i, is attached to thehandleD to prevent the crank I from being turned too fur. A

J indicates a counter-weight attached tothe wheel C, opposite to the support G and its operating mechanism, to cause the reel to balance properly.

Heretofore iu the construction of reels for the purpose ot ceiling lead pipe as it comes from theprcss in which itis formed. it has been customary to give to the druin ofthe reel a truste-conical shape in order that the pipe may be readily removed from the reel by withdrawing it toward the smaller-end. Owing to this construction, the completed coil, when withdrawn from the rcel, is not of equal diameter throughout, being smaller at one end, so that in handling Ithe coil by rolling it along the ground, as is customary, it will not roll straight, and therefore requires a considerable amount oflabor in transferring it from one point to another. rlhis difficulty is overcome by the use of m y im proved reel,the operation of which is as follows: The parts being in the position shown inthe drawings,the lead pipc,as 1t comes from the press, is coiled upon one of the reels, which is rotated by means of the handles during this operation. The reel being cylindrical, it is obvious that the coil will also be cylindrical. XVhen the reel is full, itis only necessary to turn the crank I downward, when the reel will collapse and allow the coil of pipe to be .removed therefrom without any diiiieulty. IVhen the reel is constructed in du plicate, as `in the construction shown,w`nen one reel, is full the locking-pin B may be lifted and the whole upper part ofthe apparatus revolved on the pivot ay until the other reel is brought into the position originallyT occupied by the full reel. When this position is reached,

the lockingpin will drop into the other recess, and thus determine exactly the proper position for the empty reel. rlhe empty reel may now receive a coil of pipe, while the coil on the other reel is cooling sufficiently to be re moved, and thus no time will be lost by stopping the press during the removal of the coil from the reel. It will be seen that in this manner the operation of reeling off the pipe may be made practically continuous, while at the same time the coils oi' pipe are cylindrical in form and may be readily handled by rolling them along.

Another advantage attendant upon my improved reel is as follows: It has been customary to construct reels for coiling lead pipe of wood, since metal reels of similar construction are liable to heat and stick to the pipe, thus hindering its removal. rlhe wooden reels, on the other hand, soon become useless by reason of the eharring and burning of the material through the heat of the newly-manufactured pipe.

By the use of my improved collapsing reel I am enabled to obtain the durability of the metallic reel, while at the same time the pipe will not stick, since this latter collapses when it is desired to remove the pipe.

I ain aware that heretofore reels for coiling wire, rods, &c., have been constructed, the said reels consisting of a series of pivoted arms, the outer ends of which may be drawn toward the center of the reel by suitable mechanism in order to give the reel a conical shape, and thus remove the coil. Thisis not, however, adapted to the purpose of ceiling lead pipe, since it would not produce a cylindrical coil, which is the principal object of my invention. Moreover," in this construction there is no cylindrical drum which, while it is collapsible, retains its cylindrical form, or, in other words, is reduced throughout its entire length to the same extent.

I am also aware oi' the English Patent to Drake, No. S4() ol 1883, whichshowsagrooved roller made in four parts and capable of being made smaller or larger by approaching 0r separating the sections, and I lay no claim to such a construction.

It is obvious that various modifications in the details of construction and arrangement of the parts may be made without departing from the principle of my invention. I there fore do not wish to be understood as limiting myself strictly to the precise details of construction hereinbefore described, and shown in the drawings.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a reel for ceiling lead pipe, a collapsing or contractile drum cylindrical in shape and constructed of an elastic sheet of metal, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

2. In a reel for ceiling lead pipe, the combination, with the wheel provided with supports, one of which is radially adjustable, of the elastic cylindrical drum mounted on said supports, substantially as and forthe purposes specified.

3. The combination, with the wheel C, having iiXed supports F and adjustable support G, of the elastic sheet-metal cylinder E, mounted on said supports, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

4. The combination, with the wheel C, having fixed supports F and movable support G, ofthe cam-cylinder H, surrounded by a yoke on the movable support, and the elastic cylinder E, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

5. IIhe combination, with the movable support G and the collapsing cylinder operated thereby, of the cam-cylinder H, connected to said support, the shaft I, on which said cam is mounted, and the cranlchandle I', for operating said shaft, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

6. The combination, with the wheel C, having xed and movable supports, and the col- IOO IIO

lapsing cylinder mounted thereon,of the shaft I, provided with a cam, H, to operate the movable support, crank-handle I', and stop i, substantially as and for the purposes specified. Y 7. The combination, with a suitable base or support, of a plate pivoted on said support, and two or more reels mounted on said plate, substantially as and for the purposes specified. 8. The combination, with the support A, of the tableB, pivoted thereon and provided with axles b, and the reels mounted on said axles, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

l 9. The combination, with the support A,

CHARLES E. HEISS.

Witnesses:

LEONARD WATSON, IRVINE MILLER. 

